Thrown on the floor

Lighter explodes – woman (23) injured in Vienna!

Because the 33-year-old had thrown his lighter on the ground, a small explosion occurred in Vienna's city center (symbolic image).

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An explosives expert had to be called out on Tuesday because of an explosion in Vienna's city center. But what happened? A man is said to have thrown an initially unknown object onto the ground. A young woman (23) was slightly injured. 

The incident took place late in the afternoon in the middle of Rotenturmstraße in Vienna's city center. A man allegedly left a store and suddenly threw an object on the ground in front of the shop window - which suddenly exploded. 

Young woman hit by splinters
The resulting splinters hit a passer-by (23) and slightly injured her lower body. The emergency services were alerted immediately and an explosives expert also had to be called. It quickly became apparent that the object had been a lighter. 

Residence ban in place
The 33-year-old suspect had made off in the meantime, but was apprehended by officers in the Fleischmarkt/Griechengasse area and taken to a police station. The investigators soon discovered that the man - who comes from Slovakia - was subject to a residence ban. He was arrested.